5 controversial Akin quotes

There’s a reason Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) wanted to face Todd Akin in the general election. Even before the five-term congressman said women have “natural defenses” against “legitimate rape,” he was known for inflammatory rhetoric. Here are five of his most controversial quotes:

“Anybody who knows something about the history of the human race knows that there is no civilization which has condoned homosexual marriage widely
and openly that has long survived.” — on the House floor during a debate over the Marriage Protection Amendment, June 2006(Photo: AP Photo)